Minister Harris launches financial incentive scheme for employers to recruit apprentices
Minister for Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation & Science Simon Harris TD has launched a €3,000 financial incentive for employers to take on [...]
New orders increase for first time in five months
The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®), a seasonally adjusted index designed to track changes in total construction activity, rose to 53.2 in [...]
Quintain applies to build 1,000 new homes in South Dublin by end of year
Quintain, one of the largest residential developers in Ireland, will seek planning permission for 1,000 new homes before year end in its Cherrywood Village [...]
Atkins to develop DART network’s Kildare Line expansion
Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, with joint venture (JV) partners TYPSA and TUC Rail, and supported by RPS, has been appointed by [...]
€44m upgrade for SMARTPLY OSB manufacturing plant
Coillte, Ireland’s largest commercial forestry and land solutions company, today approved a €44.4m investment to improve and upgrade MEDITE SMARTPLY’s OSB plant in County Waterford. [...]
Linesight – Future Trends
A recent webinar hosted by Linesight was enlightening on post-COVID-19 trends, challenges and opportunities in the global construction industry, giving a timely insight into [...]
Strategising in Detail with Amy Marks
Amy Marks joined Autodesk in late 2019 as the ‘Head of Industrialised Construction Strategy and Evangelism’. Previous to this, Amy was CEO of XSite [...]
Circular Economy Adding Value to Construction
PJ Rudden, Founder of Aengus Consulting, Past President of Engineers Ireland and former Member of the National Construction Demolition Waste Council Executive explains how [...]
Three Financial Planning Tips for the Current Market Environment with Davy
The impact of the Coronavirus on our lives has been enormous and continues to wreak havoc as we navigate this new unchartered territory. Financial [...]
Pensions and COVID-19
We are living in extraordinary times. COVID-19 has changed our way of life, economies across the world (including Ireland) have fallen off a cliff, [...]
Fingal County Council welcomes publication of Emerging Preferred Route for Luas Finglas
Fingal County Council has welcomed the publication of the Emerging Preferred Route for Luas Finglas, the proposed extension of the Luas Green Line from [...]
Gas Networks Ireland wins International Health and Safety award
Gas Networks Ireland has won the 'Health and Safety Initiative of the Year' award for its HazCon app at the Networks Awards 2020. The [...]
Greenfield Global presents Its New European Manufacturing HQ
Greenfield Global Inc., a global leader in the production of ethanol, high-purity speciality alcohols, and solvents, will soon commence the commissioning phase of their [...]
Urbeo examining opportunities
Urbeo Group is planning to expand its investment activities in Ireland to areas beyond the residential private rented sector (PRS). The move comes as [...]
AA Euro Group hiring Electricians, Welders and Pipefitters for large Kildare-based project
AA Euro Group have been selected as a recruitment partner for a major tech manufacturing plant project in Kildare, starting in August. The specialist [...]
CIF Trades and Apprenticeship Survey 2020 – Focus on Wet Trades
The CIF commissioned the Trades and Apprenticeship Survey 2020 with a focus on Wet Trades to investigate the causes and implications of the low [...]
Government launches €7.4bn July Jobs Stimulus
The Government has announced the July Jobs Stimulus, a €7.4bn package of measures designed to stimulate a jobs-led recovery and build economic confidence while [...]
Quintain Ireland continues expansion with senior hires
Quintain Ireland has announced the appointment of two senior team members as the company continues its expansion in the Irish market. Sharon Van Sinderen [...]
Data Centre boost for Citywest
Citywest Business Campus has welcomed a new data centre entity with the Singaporean firm K2 having purchased a new 4.6-acre site within the award-winning [...]
EU leaders agree landmark COVID-19 recovery deal
After a lengthy negotiation of almost five days, EU leaders have come to agreement on a €1.8 trillion COVID-19 recovery package to help repair [...]
Casey Doors changes name to Architectural Doorsets
The Irish owned and run business Casey Doors is changing its name to Architectural Doorsets and is expanding, adding almost 300 m2 meters to its [...]


































